Optical chemical detector and method
US7885490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for optically detecting the presence of an analyte in a solution is presented. An embodiment comprises a waveguide resonator that is optically coupled to a fluid in a fluidic conduit so that the resonant wavelength of the waveguide resonator is based on the refractive index of the fluid.
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